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Boeing finish 7E7 fuselage

Posted 1-11-2005 at 11:42 PM

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"Boeing [NYSE: BA] recently completed the first full-scale composite one-piece fuselage section for its new 7E7 Dreamliner program, demonstrating concepts for 7E7 production that begins next year.

The structure, 22-feet (7-meters) long and nearly 19-feet (6-meters) wide, is the 7E7's first major development piece.

"This is a piece of aviation history," said Walt Gillette, Boeing vice president of Engineering, Manufacturing and Partner Alignment. "Nothing like this is already in production. Hundreds of aerospace experts from Boeing and our partners developed everything, including the design, tools that served as the mold, programming for the composite lay-down, and tools that moved the structure into the autoclave. "

He added that using composites "allowed us to create optimized structural designs and develop an efficient production process. We now see how all advanced airplanes will be built from this time forward.""


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